It was the much anticipated coming out party for New England Patriots super star, Stefon Diggs, who hauled in six passes for more than 100 yards in Sunday’s blow out win over the Carolina Panthers.
After the game, Diggs made headlines with his “5/10” comment that sparked a lot of conversation.
“Being comfortable in the offense is making your coach comfortable,” Diggs said in response to a question about his comfort level in his new offense. “You’re making plays. You’re getting open. You’re showing that you know what to do on a consistent basis. You’re making plays for your quarterback. I think it helps everybody out. So, for me, I’ll just say five out of 10 because you never want to get too comfortable.”
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Head coach Mike Vrabel was asked for his thoughts on Diggs’ comments, he had this to say.
“He should study more,” Vrabel said laughing on a radio appearance Monday morning. “Five out of 10, we need to get going. I’ll have to talk to Stef today. Five out of 10, I went to Ohio State, that’s failing.”
“Maybe he should study more….5 out of 10. We need to get going. I’ll have to talk to Stef today….I went to Ohio State. That’s failing.”
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Mike Reiss Believes Diggs
The comment sparked conversation, with some taking the quote to criticize Josh McDaniels over complicated offense. Notably “Beatle”, other wise known as Marc Bertrand, took Diggs’ words “at face value”, calling it a negative thing and saying either he isn’t studying enough or the system is too complex.
However, in an appearance on Zolak and Bertrand, insider Mike Reiss discussed the quote with the crew. While some shrug it off as simply player-speak, former Patriots‘ quarterback Scott Zolak pointed out that Diggs wins wherever he goes.
“Here’s one thing about him,” Zolak says. “All the team’s he’s been on he has won. He won at Buffal, he won at the Vikings, he was winning with the Texans. He knows what winning looks like, because 2-2 could be a lot better… He doesn’t really know losing, which is good.”
Mike Reiss agreed with Zo, saying that his leadership is changing the locker room single handedly.
“You talk to his teammates, you just watch what’s happening on the sideline,” Reiss continues. “For me, it would be hard to fake what he’s doing. The speeches, the example he’s setting at practice. Players can see through when it’s not real and genuine. Again, I might be naive, but I am buying what he is selling and that’s why when I hear him say 5/10 I don’t look at it froma. negative stand point.”
Stefon Diggs Seeing Steady Uptick In Usage
No matter where you sit on Diggs, he is the most talented receiver in the Patriots‘ receiving room. The coaching staff was very intentional about bringing the receiver back to action slowly as he continues to rehab an ACL tear last season.
However, it looks as though Week 4 was a massive bench mark in his usage.
Given the success of the Patriots‘ special teams, they recorded only 49 offensive snaps — for comparison, they haven’t had a game with fewer than 60 snaps all season,” writes The Sports Hub’s Jake Seymour. Given their fewer chances to take the field offensively, snap counts across the Patriots‘ offense are dramatically lower than in previous weeks. So although Diggs tied his season low with 31 snaps, the star receiver had his highest usage by playing in 63% of offensive snaps, the first time he surpassed 60% all year and a 10% increase compared with his Week 3 total.”
Stefon Diggs Is Bringing A Winning Culture To The Patriots